Taiwan is an nation of almost 24 million people, squeezed onto an island the size of Maryland. It’s barely a hundred miles from China with regular flights to Wuhan, the generally-accepted epicenter…
Bosch Claims Invention of 2.5-hour COVID-19 Test
Bosch claims it has invented a fully-automated test that diagnoses respiratory pathogens, including COVID-19, in under two-and-a-half hours. The test, working on Bosch Healthcare Solutions’ Vivalytic analysis device, can be performed directly…
Governments Are Increasingly Using Location Data to Battle Coronavirus
Governments around the world are increasingly using mobile location data to help fight the spread of coronavirus. South Korea has used cell phone tracking data to create a publicly accessible map, where…
Uber Stocks Tumble, as Company Ponders Coronavirus Driver Suspension
Uber’s share price has plummeted almost 10%, as the ride-hail company scrambles for solutions amid the Coronavirus outbreak. Uber is one of a number of firms—including rival Lyft, whose price dropped 11.8%—whose…
China is Showing How Web Censorship is a Public Health Risk
Last week China unveiled a new law effectively banning its Internet users from posting negative content about their country. The Provisions on the Governance of the Online Information Content Ecosystem rule, announced…
Coronavirus Hammers Apple iPhone Production Forecast
Apple has warned that the ongoing Coronavirus will hit its March revenue forecast, as the outbreak continues to wreak havoc on China’s economy. In a statement, Apple declared that, “Our quarterly guidance…
Better Kids Founder Ondine Bullot’s Journey from M&A to Teaching Kids Social and Emotional Skills
Around nine years ago, Ondine Bullot fell off her horse, in an accident which left her temporarily unable to walk. In the time it took her to recover, she made plans to…
Memphis Meats Raises $161 Million for Cell-Based Meat
Memphis Meats, the company growing meat from animal cells, just got a huge cash injection as it looks to upset an industry which is already evolving fast. The California-based startup, which has…
Insect FoodTech Startups are Creating a Buzz – And For Good Reason
The world is facing a crisis on two fronts. Unless you refute over 97% of publishing scientists, you’ll agree that man-made climate change is an urgent problem. Moreover, almost 800 million people…
Honda Innovation’s Dennis Clark: “The Multinational-Startup Relationship is No Longer in Question”
As managing director of strategic partnerships at Honda Innovations, the venture capital wing of the world’s seventh-largest automaker, Dennis Clark is a keystone in the bridge between the corporation and its growing…